Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Android - Google's mobile OS

Google has launched 'Android' that is linux based mobile phone operating system. 
It has lots of features. And the most interesting and important feature is "Linux based open source operating system".
That means everyone, who want to modify their mobile phone, can change, improve, build their own phone.

OK. Let's think about something. If you were CEO of mobile software company and you wanted to launch new software for mobile phone. What will you need to do first? The answer is, you have to get certification from telephone company, like AT&T, Virgin. It will take lots of time. and you have to follow their policy - like how to make software, what language should I choose, this kind of stuff. And I swear, each company has different policy. So you have to prepare different version of your software. It waste your time, money, effort. 

Because, they have power. And you have nothing. Almost business is going under their power. You have no choice. 

But. The Android. It's different. It's opened. You can do anything what you want. You can change design, improve performance, even change OS!. It's revolution. You can make lots of opportunity in business. You can make new business model in mobile phone without certification of telephone company. 

As a computer programmer, I'm also so excited. If android is success, there will be lots of opportunity. I don't need belong to personal computer any more. I can explore other world. And that world might need me.





This is the Android!


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